Aaron Ginsburg M Ed, LPC, NCC

(919) 274-6762
ag63e892@westpost.net
Experience:
February 2009-Present Easter Seals UCP Raleigh, NC
Community Support Team Lead
* Supervise a multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals serving sev
ere and persistently mentally ill adults in a team format. 75% of the population
served by the team has a primary diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
* Provide individual counseling to individuals being served by the team includin
g work aimed at managing psychotic symptoms as well as DBT skills work.
* Manage all functions of the team including coordination of care for individual
s being served, direction of counseling and case management services provided to
individuals, authorization tracking, and coordination with psychiatrists treati
ng individuals being served by the team.
* Provide case management functions aimed at linkage with housing, food, emergen
cy shelter, and assisting with targeting any other ecological drivers contributi
ng to or exacerbating the mental health symptoms of the individuals served by th
e team.
* Provide Assertive Engagement to individuals in jail, inpatient psychiatric un
its, and homeless shelters with the aim being to provide difficult to engage ind
ividuals with mental health counseling services.
* Provide First Responder services as part of an on call rotation, providing cri
sis counseling and assessing for suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and seve
rity of psychotic symptoms, as well as completing involuntary commitment petitio
ns as needed.

November 2007 -Present Easter Seals UCP Raleigh, NC

Outpatient Therapist
* Provide individual and family therapy using an integrative theoretical approac
h, incorporating a Rogerian framework, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Beh
avioral Therapy, Family Systems theory, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into th
erapeutic work.
* Co-facilitated DBT groups as a substitute facilitator, as needed.
* Complete weekly case notes, developed treatment plans, and maintain all approp
riate authorization documentation to ensure agency reimbursement of services ren
dered.
* Complete Comprehensive Clinical Assessments, gathering biopsychosocial informa
tion, providing diagnosis, and making clinical recommendations for treatment.

September 2007-July 2008 Easter Seals UCP Raleigh NC

Community Support Program Supervisor
* Supervised QP/AP/PP level Community Support staff, providing individual superv
isions on a weekly basis and conducting one group supervision per month.
* Ensured appropriate and timely completion of all billing related documents inc
luding service notes and authorization requests, ensuring quality of these docum
ents.
* Reviewed treatment plans to ensure clinical appropriateness and measurability
of plans.
* Provided direct contact services to clients when staff were out of town.
* Participated in on call first responder rotation.
* Prepared supervision plans as well as corrective action plans as needed.
July 2006- August 2007 Easter Seals UCP Raleigh, NC
Multisystemic Therapist
* Maintained up to six client families, providing 24/7 first responder services
* Worked intensively with significantly conduct disordered youth, many being gan
g involved.
* Worked intensively with adolescent substance abuse.
* Completed 5 day MST training from MST Institute in South Carolina, as well as
multiple booster trainings focusing on specifics areas of treatment such as Subs
tance Abuse, Intervention Development, and Low Client Engagement.
* Provided family therapy, using the evidence based MST model developed by the M
ST Institute.
* Participated in weekly group supervision and consultation.
* Completed weekly service notes and weekly case summaries documenting the progr
ess and barriers associated with each case through use of the MST analytical pro
cess.
* Implemented various CBT and Family Systems based interventions within the cont
ext of the MST model.

July 2002-June 2006 Area Services and Programs Raleigh, NC

Case Manager/ Community Support Professional 3
* Coordinated and monitored treatment services for up to 20 clients at a time, a
ges ranging from 5-18.
* Provided supportive counseling to families, engaging parents in empowerment ba
sed activities.
* Gained a strong familiarity with Rogerian, Family Systems, and CBT based treat
ment interventions.
* Completed Medicaid required documentation on a weekly basis including daily se
rvice notes.
* Linked families with formal and informal community resources
* Advocated for clients and families, gaining a working knowledge of special edu
cation laws, local pro bono legal representation, emergency food assistance, and
domestic violence/ sexual abuse resources.
April 2001- October 2002 Family and Youth Inc. Raleigh, NC
Community Based Services Paraprofessional
* Worked 6-10 hours per week , per client, face to face with adolescent males in
an individual setting.
* Implemented Person Centered and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions in a skill
building role.
* Completed appropriate Medicaid documentation, including daily service notes.
* Focused activities on skill building related to anger management, social skill
s and self esteem strengthening through talk based and activity based interventi
ons

Education
May 2007 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
* Master of Education- Counselor Education, Agency Counseling
* GPA - 3.927
June 2002 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
* Bachelors of Arts in Psychology
* Undergraduate GPA - 3.098

Licenses/ Certifications
Licensed Professional Counselor (License # 7288)
National Certified Counselor (Certificate # 225744)

Significant Continuing Education Completed

* 48 hours in formal training around Multisystemic therapy as well as weekly sup

ervision and consultation with the MST Institute while working as a Multisystemi
c therapist.
* 31 hours of continuing education completed around Dialectical Behavior Therapy
as well as participation in DBT focused group supervision under the direction o
f Dr. Sammy Banawan, occurring twice monthly for a total of 4 hours per month, f
rom February 2008- April 2009.
* 24 hours of continuing education completed with a specific focus on Motivation
al Interviewing.
* 12 hours completed with a focus on EMDR and EMDR Related Techniques